THE CuSTOM REVERB TwIN
“The Reverb Twin was introduced
to compete with the Fender Twin
Reverb. We were targeting that
market, so we priced our version
to be competitive with the Fender.
The Orange Custom Reverb Twin
also featured a Hammond spring
reverb, a tremolo [circuit], and a
Master Volume. It was designed
as a very versatile 50-watt studio
amplifier—and, indeed, it proved
to be. Later, a 100-watt version
was made, [and] both models came
with a footswitch.” —Mick Dines,
Orange Amplification salesman
and designer
The Custom Reverb Twin, designed by
John James, had two chan-
nels: Normal Channel (One)
had two inputs for Hi and
Lo gain, as well as Bass,
Treble, and Volume controls.
Brilliant Channel (Two) also
had the Hi- and Lo-gain
inputs [and] Bass, Treble,
Middle, and Volume controls.
The intensity of the reverb
was adjusted by a Depth
control. The tremolo had
separate Speed and Depth
controls. A Master Volume
and [a] Presence operated
on both channels. The Mk
1 Reverb Twin combo (not
shown) had a Basketweave
front cloth, but very few
were ever made during
1975. The Mk 2 [the head
version is shown above]
featured a black-with-silver-
fleck speaker cloth.
